Wanted: Lagoon paddlers, motorboats, Scuba and beach walkers

Your help is needed in an effort to remove monofilament fishing line and other debris from the environment on Saturday, July 24, 2004 and Saturday, August 7. This is an opportunity for us to be good stewards of the Earth and help preserve the lives of the creatures that share this planet.

The event is called FLAC/SLACK and is an annual coordinated effort to deploy volunteers on beaches, underwater (SCUBA), in kayaks, canoes and motorized boats. Adventure Kayaks and Kayaks, etc are providing kayaks to people who wish to spend a few hours helping to preserve our natural and precious marine environments. In addition, private owners of kayaks, canoes, and small boats are needed for the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge cleanup.

The Environmental Learning Center (ELC) is donating their pontoon boat to deploy shoreline teams onto adjacent Islands from the ELC, Wabasso Island and the southern section of the reserve. Sebastian Inlet Sail and Power Squadron is donating a pontoon boat to deploy divers into Sebastian Inlet and Seal Team Scuba their boat for the Halsey Wreck. Dive Odyssea of Ft. Pierce is donating tanks and Sebastian Dive and Surf Co. free air refills.

Other areas being cleaned are: the Sebastian Inlet State Park (shoreline &scuba), Lost Tree Islands (kayaks), Round Island Park (kayaks), White City Park (kayaks), beaches (shoreline walkers) and the Halsey Wreck (SCUBA).

Morning starting times on July 24 are as follows: Sebastian Inlet shoreline; 9am, Inlet divers; 9:30am Pelican Island 9am, ELC 7:30am and Round Island at 7:45am. White City park kayaks are on July 17 and Lost Tree Islands are on August 7.

For more information please go to www.earthdayfoundation.org . To sign up now contact Michael Hughes at 772-567-2724 or email michael@earthdayfoundation.org.